Sir Herbert Atkinson Barker (21 April 1869 – 21 July 1950) was an
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manipulative surgeon. He developed a highly successful technique, specialising in knee and other damaged joints both in the top sportsmen and the general public. He advocated the avoidance of surgery. However, his methods were never formally approved by the medical establishment. Because of opposition towards a
Lambeth degree
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or honorary degree for him, he was instead honored with a
knighthood
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in 1922, nominally for services in
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.
In the 1920s he visited
Doctor's Cave Beach Club
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History
Alexander James McCatty founded a sanatorium in Montego Bay
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in
Montego Bay
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,
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, and was most impressed by the curative powers of the waters. His subsequent articles about the beach lead to it becoming a popular destination for those seeking cures, and this was the start of the tourist industry in Montego Bay.
He wrote ''Leaves from My Life: Reminiscences by the famous Manipulative Surgeon'', published in 1927.
References
*Bishop, Malcolm
Should doctors be the judges of medical orthodoxy? The Barker case of 1920 J R Soc Med.
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1869 births
1950 deaths
English surgeons
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